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From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – What is the timeline from Cyrus the Great to Alexander the Great citing events related to Judea and Israel? Cite sources for all data and opinions. The period from Cyrus the Great (r. 559–530 BCE) to Alexander the Great (r. 336–323 BCE) saw significant events […]
Continue ReadingThis page contains a summary of how many parables are in each Gospel and then two detailed lists of parables in each of the Gospels. The items are responses to three prompts of ChatCPT. The first prompt provided a Summary, the second to a list, and the third to a table. The focus of each […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com, 11/1/2024. Prompt – How does Hermeticism relate to ancient Judaism and Christianity? Cite relevant scholars’ views and their names and publications. Also address if Paul, John or other apostles appeared to follow Hermetic ideas. Hermeticism, an ancient religious and philosophical system derived from writings attributed to Hermes […]
Continue ReadingBelow is from a Post/Thread at BAS here by Willie Pankey, Retired Academic Librarian. Some scholarly observations to consider: “Most scholars agree that the doctrine of bodily resurrection is a fairly late development within the writings of Judaism. The first unambiguous declarations in the OT of resurrection from the dead occur in Daniel 12:2 and […]
Continue ReadingMy Comment in a BSA post titled Team Q Vs. Team Farrer was: In my opinion, to make the case Luke used Matthew and there was no single Q MS, Matthew would have had to had Mark and Matthew as he must have liked Mark’s order but not Matthew’s. So, he wove Matthew into Mark […]
Continue ReadingFrom Bart Ehrman’s Blog – Among the materials that we can say were found in Q are some of the most memorable passages of our Gospels, including the following (for the sake of simplicity, I’ll [Bart] give only the verse references in Luke; the list is not exhaustive): — The Preaching of John the Baptist […]
Continue ReadingAnd Then There Was Q, November 29, 2017 by Bart Ehrman From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com. 10/30/2024. Prompt – What are the pros and cons of the alleged Gospel of Q citing the scholars that support each position and the reasons why? The “Gospel of Q” (from “Quelle,” the German word for […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com unless otherwise indicated. Prompt – As the bible indicates the Israelites and the Canaanites saw they worshipped the same god with different names i.e. Elohim and YHWH, do scholars think the occupation was peaceful? Provide the names of scholars who support the different models? The question of […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Was James the brother of the Lord per Paul also one of the twelve disciples? Cite the scriptures that support the view. The question of whether James, referred to as “the brother of the Lord” by Paul, is one of the Twelve Apostles is a […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide a timeline of the various sects of Jewish Christianity citing the escape to Pella to avoid the Romans. Include the locations where it was practiced and key leaders. The history of Jewish Christianity is complex, involving various sects, leaders, and significant events, including the […]
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